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In the wake of the impending Supreme Court vacancy, Democratic groups announced plans for a multi-million dollar campaign to promote Biden's eventual nominee. Demand Justice , a nonprofit led by Democratic strategists, said it would spend whatever it takes in order to get the nomination through the Senate.
On April 6, 2017, when considering the nomination of Neil Gorsuch, in a party-line vote the Republican Senate majority invoked the so-called "nuclear option", voting to reinterpret Senate Rule XXII and change the cloture vote threshold for Supreme Court nominations to a simple majority of senators present and voting.
On the Supreme Court, it’s unclear when another vacancy will occur. But history suggests Harris would get at least one — the last president who didn’t get any new justices was Jimmy Carter.
The number of justices on the Supreme Court changed six times before settling at the present total of nine in 1869. [1] As of June 2022, a total of 116 justices have served on the Supreme Court since 1789. [2] Justices have life tenure, and so they serve until they die in office, resign or retire, or are impeached and removed from office.
For more on the Senate Republican leadership race, watch “Inside Politics with Manu Raju,” this Sunday at 8 a.m. EDT. The next president could have the power to dramatically reshape the ...
Kamala Harris has not dismissed the idea of Supreme Court reform, raising concerns that if Democrats win the Senate, they could pack the court with more justices, unless the filibuster remains intact.
In a survey of delegates by the Associated Press on July 22, 2024, Harris became the presumptive nominee after receiving pledges from more than half of the delegates. [110] On August 6, Harris was officially certified as the Democratic presidential nominee after securing 99% of delegates voting in a virtual roll call vote. [111]
In a statement Monday, the leaders said Harris was “off to a great start” and they looked forward “to meeting in person with Vice President Harris shortly as we collectively work to unify ...